2011 Baby Names Almanac - Emily Larson [70]
Baldwine, Baldwinn, Baldwinne, Baldwen, Baldwenn, Baldwenne, Baldwyn, Baldwynn
Balint (Latin) A healthy and strong man
Balent, Balin, Balen, Balynt, Balyn
Balloch (Scottish) From the grazing land
Bancroft (English) From the bean field
Bancrofte, Banfield, Banfeld, Bankroft, Bankrofte
Bandana (Spanish) A brightly colored headwrap
Bandanah, Bandanna, Bandannah
Bandy (American) A fiesty man
Bandey, Bandi, Bandie, Bandee, Bandea
Bansi (Indian) One who plays the flute
Bansie, Bansy, Bansey, Bansee, Bansea
Bao (Vietnamese / Chinese) To order / one who is prized
Baqir (Arabic) A learned man
Baqeer, Baqear, Baqier, Baqeir, Baqyr, Baqer
Barak (Hebrew) Of the lightning flash
Barrak, Barac, Barrac, Barack, Barrack
Baram (Hebrew) The son of the nation
Barem, Barum, Barom, Barim, Barym
Bard (English) A minstrel; a poet
Barde, Bardo
Barden (English) From the barley valley; from the boar’s valley
Bardon, Bardun, Bardin, Bardyn, Bardan, Bardene
Bardol (Basque) A farmer
Bardo, Bartol
Bardrick (Teutonic) An axe ruler
Bardric, Bardrik, Bardryck, Bardryk, Bardryc, Bardarick, Bardaric, Bardarik
Barek (Arabic) One who is noble
Barec, Bareck
Barend (German) The hard bear
Barende, Barind, Barinde, Barynd, Barynde
Barnett (English) Of honorable birth
Barnet, Baronet, Baronett
Baron (English) A title of nobility
Barron
Barr (English) A lawyer
Barre, Bar
Barra (Gaelic) A fair-haired man
Barrett (German / English) Having the strength of a bear / one who argues
Baret, Barrat, Barratt, Barret, Barrette
Barry (Gaelic) A fair-haired man
Barrey, Barri, Barrie, Barree, Barrea, Barrington, Barryngton, Barringtun
Bartholomew (Aramaic) The son of the farmer
Bart, Bartel, Barth, Barthelemy, Bartho, Barthold, Bartholoma, Bartholomaus, Bartlett, Bartol
Bartlett (French) Form of Bartholomew, meaning “the son of the farmer”
Bartlet, Bartlitt, Bartlit, Bartlytt, Bartlyt
Bartley (English) From the meadow of birch trees
Bartly, Bartli, Bartlie, Bartlee, Bartlea, Bartleah, Bartleigh
Bartoli (Spanish) Form of Bartholomew, meaning “the son of the farmer”
Bartolie, Bartoly, Bartoley, Bartolee, Bartoleigh, Bartolea, Bartolo, Bartolio
Barton (English) From the barley town
Bartun, Barten, Bartan, Bartin, Bartyn
Barwolf (English) The ax-wolf
Barrwolf, Barwulf, Barrwulf
Basant (Arabic) One who smiles often
Basante
Bassett (English) A little person
Baset, Basset, Basett
Basy (American) A homebody
Basey, Basi, Basie, Basee, Basea, Basye
Baurice (American) Form of Maurice, meaning “a dark-skinned man; Moorish”
Baurell, Baureo, Bauricio, Baurids, Baurie, Baurin
Bay (Vietnamese / English) The seventh-born child; born during the month of July / from the bay
Baye, Bae, Bai
Beal (French) A handsome man
Beals, Beale, Beall, Bealle
Beamer (English) One who plays the trumpet
Beamor, Beamir, Beamyr, Beamur, Beamar, Beemer, Beemar, Beemir
Beau (French) A handsome man, an admirer
Bo
Becher (Hebrew) The firstborn son
ˆBeckett (English) From the small stream; from the brook
Becket
Bedar (Arabic) One who is attentive
Beder, Bedor, Bedur, Bedyr, Bedir
Beircheart (Anglo-Saxon) Of the intelligent army
Bela (Slavic) A white-skinned man
Belah, Bella, Bellah
Belden (English) From the beautiful valley
Beldan, Beldon, Beldun, Beldin, Beldyn, Bellden, Belldan, Belldon, Belldun, Belldin, Belldyn
Belen (Greek) Of an arrow
Belin, Belyn, Belan, Belon, Belun
Belindo (English) A handsome and tender man
Belyndo, Belindio, Belyndio, Belindeo, Belyndeo, Belindiyo, Belyndiyo, Belindeyo
Bellarmine (Italian) One who is handsomely armed
Bellarmin, Bellarmeen, Bellarmeene, Bellarmean, Bellarmeane, Bellarmyn, Bellarmyne
Belton (English) From the beautiful town
Bellton, Beltun, Belltun, Belten, Bellten
Belvin (American) Form of Melvin, meaning “a friend who offers counsel”
Belven, Belvyn, Belvon, Belvun, Belvan
Bem (African) A peaceful man
Ben (English) Form of Benjamin, meaning “son of the south; son of the right hand”
Benn, Benni, Bennie, Bennee, Benney, Benny, Bennea, Benno
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